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Non-maleficence is a core principle of medical ethics stating that a physician has a duty to ‘do no harm’ to a patient. It directs a medical professional to consider the benefits of all procedures and weigh them against the potential risks and burdens on the patient.
Within medical ethics, non-maleficence is one of the four main guiding principles, alongside beneficence, autonomy, and justice. Balancing these principles is critical to ensuring ethical decisions are made within healthcare settings.
Nonmaleficence is an important obligation in morality and medical ethics (doing no harm). It is associated with the maxim “primum non nocere,” above all do no harm. In Islamic teachings Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “Doing harm and reciprocating harm is not allowed” “La Dharar wa la Dhirar.”.
"nonmaleficence" published on by null. The ethical principle of doing no harm, expressed in the ancient medical maxim primum non nocere (first do no harm). Its approximate counterpart in population health is the precautionary principle.
Nonmaleficence is a foundational ethical principle in nursing that requires a commitment to do no harm. Upholding this principle involves ethical decision-making, patient advocacy, continuous education, empathy, and legal awareness.
Definition. Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that obligates individuals, particularly in healthcare and research, to avoid causing harm to others.
Nonmaleficence. Complementary to beneficence, nonmaleficence means "not bringing harm." HCPs acting nonmalevolently try to prevent a patient from being worse after treatment than before. Like beneficence, medical nonmaleficence dates to early Egyptian writings.